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This post is sponsored by BBC Lifestyle. All words, images and opinions are my own. When BBC Lifestyle asked me to design a “pink bake” in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness month in correlation with their fantastic series, The Great South African Bake-off, I jumped at the chance. I knew exactly what, and for who, I would design said pink bake. My mom passed away in December 2005 from breast cancer and I knew that there would be no better person to dedicate a cake to....

Updated July 03, 2019 We are currently in Illinois visiting my family for the 4th of July weekend. It is so good to be home. We are going to swim, play tennis, cook, bake, eat, and relax all weekend. I am overdue for some rest and relaxation and there is no place like home for a nice relaxing vacation. If you are looking for a festive 4th of July breakfast treat, try these Red, White, and Blue Scones....

Updated March 04, 2020 You can’t beat a hot bowl of soup on a cold winter day. Soup has been on our menu every single week for the past month or so. A few favorite heart-warming and belly-warming soups include our Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup and our Easy Chicken and Rice Soup. And a new favorite, Roasted Cauliflower Red Pepper Soup. I made this soup for lunch last week and it really hit the spot....

Updated January 04, 2020 At the beginning of the year, we asked on our Facebook page, “What do you want to see on Two Peas and Their Pod in 2015?” The majority of the people who commented asked for easy and healthy recipes! Several people also asked for meatless and slow cooker recipes. Well, we aim to please so today we are sharing a recipe for Slow Cooker Vegan Sweet Potato Chili!...

What is Spaghetti alla Nerano? Spaghetti alla Nerano is an Italian pasta dish from Nerano, Italy. It’s a simple dish made with spaghetti, zucchini and traditionally, provolone cheese. I first saw this dish on Stanley Tucci’s Searching for Italy and fell in love. If you haven’t watched the show yet, it’s a must-see in my opinion, and this dish was the star of its episode. My Spaghetti alla nerano recipe is simplified slightly as the traditional way to cook this is to deep-fry the zucchini and allow it to rest overnight in the fridge....

Updated March 26, 2019 Cannelloni – My Favorite Pasta Dish I love Italian food-pizza, pasta, gelato-they all make me happy. One of my favorite pasta dishes is cannelloni. For starters, I like saying the word, isn’t it a cool word? 🙂 I also really like the cheesy stuffed pasta shells, pasta at it’s best. This spinach mushroom cannelloni recipe is my all-time favorite. How to Make Cannelloni This stuffed cannelloni recipe may sound time-consuming, but I promise it is super easy....

Squid and bok choy stir fry is a dish I enjoy cooking on a weekday evening for a quick dinner. With some crisp veggies and sauces from your pantry, you will be able to make a seafood dish that is a bit exotic and comforting at the same time. I’ve shared my Spicy Squid Stir Fry and Salt and Pepper Squid in the past. Both take a bit of time and effort to make....

How to cook honey soy pork chops How long to cook pork chops Pork chops are cooked when they reach 62ºC/145ºF on a meat thermometer. However, I find them to be a little overcooked usually at that temperature. I prefer my pork chops to have a slight pink hue in the center and still be juicy. Pork is perfectly safe to eat like this. I cook my chops for 3-4 minutes per side (depending on their thickness) in a very hot pan to get good color on them without overcooking....

Published on June 07, 2023 Strawberry Rice Krispie Treats made with freeze dried strawberries for the BEST strawberry flavor! The treats are soft, sweet, gooey, and bursting with strawberry flavor! The perfect no-bake treat for spring and summer! I also LOVE these Strawberry Rice Krispie Treats. The strawberry flavor is SO good…not a fake strawberry flavor, but a REAL strawberry flavor. The treats taste like homemade strawberry ice cream! To get the best strawberry flavor, I pulverize freeze dried strawberries in a food processor to make a strawberry powder....

With snow present in most of South Africa this morning, it’s only fair that I share one of my ultimate roast recipes with you. This pork belly roast is not only delicious and comforting, but it also has serious wow-factor and will impress your guests to no end. The apple & sage stuffing is subtle and adds a quiet hum of flavour to the rich pork. I didn’t want to add breadcrumbs like you would with most stuffings as I didn’t want to add any heaviness....

Updated May 18, 2019 On Monday, I shared a sweet zucchini recipe, Brown Butter Zucchini Coffee Cake, and today I am serving up a savory zucchini recipe, Sumer Zucchini Noodle Salad. I needed to create a healthy zucchini recipe after eating that entire cake. Ok, I shared a few pieces, but I pretty much dominated that cake:) This Summer Zucchini Noodle Salad IS summer! It has all of my favorite summer flavors in one easy dish and it is a great way to use up the never ending supply of summer zucchini....

Updated May 21, 2019 Happy Labor Day! We hope you are enjoying the holiday. We are having a BBQ with family and friends today. We are going to have kabobs and lots of tasty sides. Everyone is chipping in, but I volunteered to make dessert and Tabbouleh Salad, one of my all time favorite salads. Tabbouleh Salad is a Middle Eastern Salad made with bulgur wheat (cracked wheat), tomatoes, cucumber, and fresh herbs....

This simple dish is the one that gets me through every winter and makes me feel better when I am sick. Tomato noodle soup is the ultimate comfort food for me and the rest of my family. I cook this whenever I feel under the weather or just want to be lazy. The beauty of the soup is that it is the most versatile dish – you can add nearly anything left in your pantry or fridge....

This was a big year for us. We sold our first house, I stepped back from my role with Alchemy, and we moved to Denver. It’s officially been 6 months since we moved across the country and we’re loving it out here! Without further adieu, here were your favorite recipes this year. Be sure to check out 2021’s most popular recipes, too! I can’t wait to hear if yours made the list....

Updated October 03, 2023 Summer Heat Antidote: Vegan Ice Cream The heat has been ruthless this summer. The 100 degree temperature days have been hanging around for far too long. It is hard to cool down, even with our AC running non-stop. I decided to make Vegan Coconut Raspberry Ice Cream to help us cool down. If you ask me, there is no better way to cool down than ice cream!...

Ingredients Butter. Caster sugar. Flour. Cornstarch. Vanilla extract. (optional) White chocolate. Pecan nuts. How to make shortbread In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the flour, cornstarch and vanilla then mix until just combined. Press the shortbread mixture into 20x20cm/9x9in cake pan lined with parchment paper. Flatten with a spatula or the bottom of a measuring cup....

Yang Zhou rice rice, or 扬州炒饭 (yang zhou chao fan), is probably one of the most popular fried rice dishes. It is sometimes called Cantonese fried rice or simply pork fried rice. And it’s almost almost a default on the Chinese takeout menus throughout the US. What is Yang Zhou fried rice Yangzhou fried rice is from the city Yangzhou, located in Jiangsu province of China. It is said that the dish was invented by Yi Bingshou, a regional magistrate of Yangzhou....

You guys. I freaking LOVE Thanksgiving! It makes me all warm and fuzzy. I mean I could eat stuffing and sweet potato casserole and green beans and pumpkin pie all day every day and be happy. I’ve posted a number of delish healthy vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes over the years and it’s time to get them all in one place. If you give any of these recipes a try, I’d LOVE to hear about it....

Who else loves frozen grapes? The best. But you haven’t lived until you’ve laid mouth on a smoothie with frozen grapes! This peanut butter and jelly smoothie was one of the earliest smoothies at our Columbus smoothie café, Alchemy. It sold like crazy! Like my Cherry Pie Smoothie, Blueberry Almond Smoothie, and Pineapple Green Smoothie this is the perfect mix or creamy yet refreshing. Ingredients Let’s face it—healthy ideas for breakfast can be tough....

It’s hard to put into words how stupendous this here queso cheese dip is, but I’m here to say that plant based queso is most definitely a thing. It’s one of those recipes that carnivores like just as much if not more than the classic. Kinda like my vegan lasagna, ya dig? Easy, breezy, beautiful VEGAN QUESO DIP! How to make cashew vegan queso I mean it when I say this recipe could not be easier....